Faculty of Tourism was established as a 4-year High School in 2009 by the Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 15661. Our school has been transformed into a faculty with the Presidential Decree No. 7477 published in the Official Gazette No. 32269 dated 04/08/2023. In terms of academic structure, our Faculty, which consists of 3 departments: Tourism Guidance Department, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department and Recreation Management Department, offers undergraduate education as well as three different postgraduate programs: Recreation Management Master’s Degree with Thesis, Tourism Management Master’s Degree with Thesis and Tourism Management Non-Thesis Master’s Degree. is taking. As of 2023, there are 15 academic and 7 administrative personnel working in our faculty, including 10 Associate Professors, 3 Doctoral Lecturers, 1 Lecturer and 1 Research Assistant.
Educational activities continue in our faculty with 8 classrooms, 1 computer laboratory, 1 Application Kitchen, 1 Recreation Workshop and 1 graduate class.
Detailed information about the number of students, academic and administrative staff in our faculty is given below.
| Class | Number of First Education Students | II. Number of Teaching Students | Gather |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | 162 | _ | 162 |
| 2st Class | 172 | 1 | 173 |
| 3st Class | 117 | 9 | 126 |
| 4st Class | 231 | 60 | 291 |
| Grand total | 752 |
| Department | Dıvısıon | Prof. Dr. | Assoc. Dr. | Assist. Prof. Dr. | Research Assistant | Lecturer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Tourism Guidance | Tourism Guidance | _ | 4 | _ | _ | _ | 4 |
| Department of Recreation Management | Recreation Management | _ | 3 | 2 | 1 | _ | 6 |
| Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts | Gastronomy and Culinary Arts | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 |
| Grand Total | 15 |
| Administrative Staff Title | Number of Administrative Staff |
|---|---|
| Faculty Secretary | 1 |
| Computer operator | 1 |
| Office Staff | 4 |
| Contract staff | 1 |
| Total | 7 |
Ahmet Muhip Dıranas Practice Hotel, which is affiliated with our faculty, serves local and foreign tourists as well as the education process. Pratik Hotel has a total of 63 rooms, 58 standard and 5 suites, and a bed capacity of 135 people. It also hosts many events and conferences with its conference hall for 238 people, meeting room for 50 people and work offices.